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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Georgia rates for HCPCS 57155

This procedure places a small device inside the uterus and vagina to hold radioactive material in position for internal radiation treatment, most often used for cervical or uterine cancer. It is a preparatory step that positions the applicator; the radiation treatment itself is delivered afterward. It is done under anesthesia or sedation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus cost?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $977 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$501$372 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$537 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $407 to $7,244Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $309 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $977professional $501

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$812.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,023.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,000.00
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in New York. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Georgia· 16th of 51

$525

AK $1,380NY $355

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.